Help! 3 of 4 pcs connect to internet using linksys router

[iNo712]

I have a cable connection and am using the Linksys BEFW11S4 4-port wireless router. 3 of my 4 pcs connect to the internet, but the 4th one will not. The problem started when I updated IE to 6.0. It did not go well at all and would not allow my computer to boot into windows. Prior to the upgrade, there were no problems with any computer connecting to the internet. BTW, this computer happens to be one of two computers plugged into the port. Here is a breakdown of the situation:

-Computer is able to ping other pc's on network as well as on the internet
-Computer is able to ping using host names, i.e. ping www.anandtech.com
-Computer can browse internal network with no problems
-Computer is not able to browse the internet with IE or Netscape

Here is what I've tried to do:
-Reinstalled windows (After I reinstalled windows, I could boot into windows, but no internet connection)
-Reinstall Dial up networking and tcp/ip
-Updated drivers

Computer specs:
PIII 700
128mb ram
15gb hdd
3com NIC
Windows Me (Yeah...I know, but it's all I've got)

If you need more info, please e-mail me at philg@onebox.com or pm me...Thanks for any help

 

[Rhi]

So you can ping other IP's and DNS names from said computer, but not surf? Weird. I've seen problems pinging IP's and not getting a DNS resolved, I know of a registry edit that'll fix that...You've of course ran the internet connnection wizard since the reinstall? Cleared any proxy or config info in tools>internetoptions>connection>lan?

I've had a problem with ME after having ICS installed, then removing it and no longer being able to surf...even after double-checking settings. Is formatting and reinstalling an option?

[edit] "BTW this computer happens to be one of two plugged into the port" Huh? You alternate between two computers on one port?

-Rhi

 

[iNo712]

Oops...I just meant that it was plugged into the router directly and not wireless. I did not try the internet connection wizard again, I'll give that a try see if that works. Unfortunately I will not be able to try that untill tomorrow. Thanks for the advice.


Oh yeah, formatting is not really an option. There is too much info on this pc and backing everything up would be a pain. But, if it comes down to it...

 

[BlitzRommel]

Just a note, if you're on cable, you don't need dial-up networking installed at all. That is, unless you have a dialup in that PC for backup.